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Trump tariffs jolt Asian automakers — Toyota likely set for most pain
Brand new Toyota cars are displayed on the sales lot at Hanlees Hilltop Toyota on March 4, 2025 in Richmond, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Newly announced U.S. tariffs on auto imports have rattled Asian automakers, pressuring companies ahead of the implementation of the duties later in the week. U.S. President Donald Trump last […]
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Bangkok declares ‘disaster zone’, 83 trapped under collapsed building after Myanmar earthquake
Thai rescue workers arrive on scene at a construction building collapse in the Chatuchak area following an earthquake on March 28, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. Lauren Decicca | Getty Images News | Getty Images Bangkok authorities declared the Thai capital a “disaster area” on Friday, after a powerful earthquake in Myanmar created tremors which caused […]
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Asian auto stocks extend declines as Trump tariffs on car imports dent sentiment
Vehicles awaiting shipment are parked at a port on March 27, 2025 in Yokohama, Japan. U.S. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images Asian auto stocks fell for a second straight day as investors fretted over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars and certain automobile parts not made in the country. Japanese automakers Toyota and Honda […]
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Shares of Asia’s automakers fall as Trump announces 25% tariffs on car imports
Recently imported brand new unregistered Honda cars are parked in a storage yard at the Port of Bristol on January 15, 2025 near Bristol, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images Shares of Asia’s automakers fell after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he will impose tariffs on cars not made in the country. Japanese automakers Toyota […]
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How 3D-printing ‘microfactories’ can transform plastic waste into brand new products
A new era of 3D printing “microfactories” is helping to turn waste plastics into “highly competitive” products fit for use in the construction industry, according to Veena Sahajwalla, professor and founding director of UNSW Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre. Speaking to CNBC’s Mandy Drury at Schneider Electric’s Sydney Innovation Summit on Monday in […]
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Tesla warns it could face retaliatory tariffs
U.S. automaker Tesla has warned that it and other major American exporters are exposed to retaliatory tariffs that could be leveled in response to President Donald Trump’s aggressive use of tariffs. The Tesla comments reflect those of many U.S. businesses concerned by Trump’s tariffs, but is notable because it is from Tesla. Tesla CEO Elon […]
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Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida to step down on April 1, planning officer Espinosa named successor
Nissan Motor CEO Makoto Uchida attends a press conference on February 13, 2025, in Yokohama, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida will step down from his position on April 1, the company said in a release Tuesday. He will be replaced by current Chief Planning Officer Ivan Espinosa. […]
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Trump grants automakers one-month exemption from tariffs
In an aerial view, brand new Subaru cars sit in a storage lot at Auto Warehouse Co. on March 4, 2025 in Richmond, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The White House on Wednesday announced a one-month North American tariff exemption for automakers after President Donald Trump spoke a day earlier with heads of General […]
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Why automakers including Honda and Toyota are pouring millions into rockets and satellites
In January, Toyota said its mobility software subsidiary “Woven by Toyota” was investing $44 million into Japanese rocket maker Interstellar Technologies. Rival Honda has been developing a proprietary reusable rocket since 2019 to launch low-earth orbit satellites to space. Chinese automaker Geely Holding Group, a Tesla competitor, has invested $326 million to manufacture its own […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Europe pushes for a role in Ukraine’s peace talks
European officials attend extended Weimar talks on Ukraine at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Quai d’Orsay) in Paris on Feb. 12, 2025. Christophe Petit Tesson | Afp | Getty Images As the U.S. took a break (from wild overhauls in government policies and its bureaucracy), across the Atlantic, Europe was springing into action […]
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